crescens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of crēscō (“I grow”)

Participle

crēscēns (genitive crēscentis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. coming to be.
2. becoming visible, springing from, arising, coming forth.
3. increasing, rising, growing, thriving; multiplying, augmenting.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	crēscēns			crēscentēs	crēscentia
Genitive	crēscentis			crēscentium
Dative	crēscentī			crēscentibus
Accusative	crēscentem	crēscēns		crēscentēs crēscentīs	crēscentia
Ablative	crēscente crēscentī1			crēscentibus
Vocative	crēscēns			crēscentēs	crēscentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• English: crescent, croissant
• French: croissant
• Galicia: crecente, Crecente
• Italian: crescente
• Portuguese: crescente
• Spanish: creciente